MERCURY REV

We are thrilled to have a true cult band join our lineup. Since forming in 1989 in Buffalo (New York), Mercury Rev has made a career of boldly exploring the fringes of artistic perception, channeling colors and sounds and visions that always seem just beyond our mortal reach. The Guardian hailed the group as “a rarity in indie rock: a band who have continually evolved their sound, pushing at the boundaries of what rock music actually means over 25 years, borrowing from jazz, funk, doo-wop, techno, folk and more along the way,” while Rolling Stone praised their “majestic chaos”.

The band’s 1991 debut, Yerself Is Steam, landed on Pitchfork’s Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time, and their 1998 breakthrough, Deserter’s Songs, which includes their hits ‘Holes’ and ‘Goddess on a Hiway’, is featured in multiple “1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die” lists. Diverse musical collaborations with legendary artistic luminaries as well as major festival and network television performances around the world have solidified their status as One of America’s most pioneering groups capable of straddling the line between mainstream appeal and progressive musical experimentation. The band keeps going strong and in 2024 they published their first piece of new music in nine years, Born Horses.